In this narrative, Dr. Paul Moorehead reflects on a young patient’s wise words to him. The story is true.Dr. Moorehead is a pediatric hematologist oncologist at Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland.He wrote a Humanities Encounters article published in CMAJ called "The truth about going home."To read the article: https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.190424Podcast transcript: https://www.cmaj.ca/transcript-190424-----------------------------------Music: Heartbreaking, YouTube audio library-----------------------------------For more stories like this one, get your copy of CMAJ’s Encounters Book. This anthology of prose and poetry of some 100 Canadian authors including Drs. David Goldbloom, Shane Neilson, Allan Peterkin and Monica Kidd, has been specially curated and includes a study guide. shop.cma.ca/products/encounters-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

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Encounters — A pediatric oncologist is moved by his patient's wise words